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REZONING REQUEST FOR CLEAR WATER CREEK SUBDIVISION I would like to request a delay in Council action on the proposed - zoning change _ for the following reasons: L) Citizen involvement in the issues has been minimized by eliminating the re- quirements for neighborhood signatures, and by announcing rezoning proposals by listing a cryptic legal description only. 2) The Zoning Board (e.g. Development Commission) shows little concern for protectio of current residents and appears to onl be interested in the economic feasibility of proposals iw - - 3) The City is n record for strongly y iscourag n any residential development of soils classified as having very severe limitations. The Board dismissed this concern by assuming the map was old and unreliable, but gave their approval to the zoning change without waiting for the new soil sample tests. 4) A viable Park proposal was given vitually no consideration at the Zoning Board meeting. 5) Watershed and wildlife concerns were ignored at the Zoning Board meeting. The Creek corridor and adjacent land provides nesting habitat for Green Herons, Great Horned Owls, Pheasants, Orioles and dozens of other wildlife species. 6) The proposed development -- and especially the rezoning of 2 large developments- - will add significantly to human and traffic density, including a 15 -20% increase in heavy truck traffic for several years. This steady truck noise is already intolerable due to the Peltier Lake construction which is about 10% the scale of the 2 proposed developments. 7) The analogy of other communities having small lots in sewered developments is partially invalidated by the fact that these more progressive towns have meaningful zoning protection, whereby neighborhood approval is required for even small additions to current dwellings. - , 1 JOHN R. PROBST . 1 7167 MILL RD. v Centerville, MN 55038 tY 4 e Si i �r,